I'm not a morning person. Case in point: Just a couple of minutes ago, I put some cream in a mug and poured in some nice strong coffee. My first cup of coffee for the morning. I grabbed it and meandered (okay, stumbled) over to the couch and set it down on the table... right next to the mug I had prepared for myself about 5 minutes previous and had promptly forgotten about.
Now I have two mugs of coffee to drink. Maybe this will actually be a good thing.
I'm sure my fogginess on this particular morning has nothing to do with drinking this delicious Rummy Lemonade last night.
This easy cocktail is a refreshing antidote for a hot summer day. It's great as a crisp, simple punch for a party, too. Just slice up a couple of lemons, throw in a few peppermint leaves, and add the punch to a beverage jar (like this one we received as a wedding present from Crate and Barrel and can't wait to use!). Easy peasy.
About the peppermint "swizzle sticks" - just pick a big tall peppermint stem, strip off the bottom leaves, and stick it in your drink for a tasty swizzle stick that doubles as a garnish. Neat, right? (Notice the purplish color of my peppermint. This seems to be the variety of peppermint that's happiest in its new yard. I kind of dig it, no pun intended.)
Here's the recipe! Me, I'm off to do the coffee thing two-fisted this morning.
Rummy Lemonade
Adapted from Bobby Flay's Rum Lemonade recipe on Food Network
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups lemonade (Store-bought or homemade. I did store-bought. Don't tell!)
- 2/3 cups light rum
- 15 or so mint leaves, plus a couple of stems for the peppermint swizzle sticks
Directions:
- Stir together the lemonade, rum, and mint leaves.
- Pour into two large glasses filled with ice.
- Strip all but the uppermost leaves off of two stems of peppermint.
- Give it a good stir, then add the peppermint swizzle sticks and a straw.
- Enjoy!
